The term surrogate particularly stands out to me here. It involves responsibility and accountability. I wanted to dig into these “shallow” secular definitions first because even in the eyes of the world the act of being a steward is really important. Merriam Webster explains it as “the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care.”ĭ's stewardship definition uses the phrase “a person who acts as the surrogate of another” adding that they are responsible for “overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving.”Įven Wikipedia sheds some useful light on the subject by explaining that stewardship involves the “planning and management of resources.” At its root, stewardship tends to boil down to the act of watching, overseeing, or managing something on the behalf of another. I want to start with a very basic explanation of stewardship as a concept. Here are a few thoughts on stewardship, what it is, how it specifically applies to the Bible, and what examples we can see of this enormously important activity both in the scriptures and in our own lives. Sure, we apply inherent value to those paper-ish bills in our wallets, but if you obliterated the financial system today, stewardship would still exist tomorrow. The truth is, stewardship has very little to do with cold hard cash.
Seriously, have you ever slowed down and considered how being a steward impacts your life outside of the offering plate and giving to church fundraisers? But do we ever really stop to think about what being a good steward actually means? The concept of biblical stewardship is constantly brought up in a Christian setting.
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